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Do you remember the scented erasers you had as a child? ‘Scratch and sniff objects’ have now made a comeback.
A new research project is going to look into whether Sámi students in Norwegian schools are more involved in online bullying than other students, as a result of their background. “There is hardly any research on Sámi schoolchildren and online bullying,” says Luisa Morello.
What ethical challenges can arise when implementing technological solutions in healthcare services? The research group E-DigiCare aims to explore the ethical aspects and consequences of developing and implementing digital health and healthcare services.
LIFE wants to achieve a new and improved understanding of life skills education (LSE) in Norwegian schools.
The aim of the programme is to stimulate childist research across the academy, test and evolve the concept of childism, and inform childist social and political justice processes.
In the EKCO-project, after school program staff, together with researchers, will examine how after school offerings in five countries currently operate, with the aim of developing new and improved practices in the field.
In this selection of video abstracts, we provide a glimpse into exciting and important research topics about early childhood education, school, and learning, based on articles written by researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment.
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The UiS researcher moves elegantly between equal opportunities and gender diversity, welfare and caring sciences research and artificial intelligence and science fiction.
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Students and researchers at UiS are convinced that exoskeletons can be a useful aid for operating room nurses during long operations.
The research group FLUENT approaches multilingualism from a variety of perspectives by investigating child and adult first, second and third language acquisition and development.
FLUENT means "FLerspråklig Utvikling og Endring i Nyere Tid" (multilingual development and change in society today).
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In the INTERACT research project, teachers receive guidance from their own specially trained coaches. “I am lucky to be able to mentor such committed and skilled teachers”, says coach Liv Jorunn Byrkjedal-Sørby.
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What role do parents have in the prevention of cyberbullying? The international research project PARTICIPATE will seek answers to this.
Digital bullying is a big challenge all over the world. The PARTICIPATE project is looking at this research theme in relation to parents. The project will consist of a multi sectoral, interdisciplinary world class PhD programme. The programme consists of networking and exchange of information and competence about digital bullying in Europe.
All over the world, children are being bullied by adults in school. New research now shows that these students could also be at increased risk of being bullied by their fellow students
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Teacher Olaug Ueland receives feedback on her teaching from a personal coach. The goal is to make interaction with the pupils even better, and for the teaching to be more engaging.
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Researchers from “Caring Futures: Developing Care Ethics for Technology-Mediated Care Practices” were interviewed and quoted for an article and television segment in TV2 News about challenges to the implementation of welfare technology.
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The PARTICIPATE Project has been awarded NOK 6 million for research on cyber bullying and the role of the parent. "More research on this subject is crucial", Hildegunn Fandrem says.
A selection of research articles from the Centre. Use the DOI-link to read abstract.
Future Literacy Lab on digital healthcare was carried out on 8 October 2021 in collaboration between NIFU and UiS as a part of the research project “Releasing the power of users: articulating user interest to accelerate new innovative pathways in the digital health and welfare sector”.
In this project the main aim is to procure knowledge about the concept user participation applied on infants.
The most common thing about countries that are 'successful' in PISA, is a higher level of gender equality in the population.
How can academic motivation be stimulated by promoting a mastery-oriented learning environment?
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioural Research in Education and University of Stavanger host the digital conference with more than 190 researchers from 34 countries. Topic of the day will be «Bullying: What we know and what we can do.»
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Professor Natalia Kucirkova has won the UKLA Academic Book Award 2021 for her book ‘How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books’.
UiS researchers at the Faculty of Health has identified the urgent need to develop an educational program for Breast Cancer (BC) survivors. Known as Breast Cancer School, it has enhanced breast cancer survivors' quality of life based on patient participation and interaction with experts and peers.
Enhancing Upper Secondary Students’ Engagement and Learning through Video-based Professional Development on Teaching Interactions
The goal of the INTERACT project is to investigate how digital video-based dialogue can support teachers in the work of strengthening the quality of interactions in the classroom to again increase students' engagement and learning.
The research community Transforming Education – towards a sustainable future brings together researchers from different disciplines within the Faculty of Arts and Education to study transformative approaches to educational aspects of sustainable development.
Synapse Lab researchers have received funding for two projects as part of the Norwegian Research Council’s grant for addressing problems in society and business.
A recent Norwegian study shows strong associations between first grade students feeling liked and respected by their teacher, and their achievement in reading.
School in motion is part of an effort to create a better knowledge base for future work with physical activity in secondary schools.
On Track has developed and tested the efficacy of an early intensive reading intervention for students at risk of reading difficulties.
Inspired by the growth mindset research in psychology, this project hypothesize that there is systematic under-performance in the Norwegian education system due to cultural conditions.
The Reading Centre’s Research Unit for Assessment of Literacy Skills (RUALS) develop reading- and writing assessments that provide accurate information on pupils’ skills, and that are useful for addressing individual learning needs.
DigiHand explores the emergence of handwriting skills in digital classrooms.
In collaboration with the Agency for Education, City of Oslo, the Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education and Inspera, researchers at the Reading Centre will develop adaptive tests to be used in primary school. This form of assessment adapts to the skill level of the students, provides a more precise picture of each individual student, and gives schools better opportunities for adapted instruction for students on all levels.
Reading is a basic skill which is fundamental for children’s learning and development. PIRLS is a large international comparative study of the reading literacy of children in grade 4 and 5.
A recent Norwegian study shows strong associations between first grade students feeling liked and respected by their teacher, and their achievement in reading.